Saw Assembly and Method for Operating a Saw Assembly

A saw assembly, comprising a chainsaw (1) with a circulating saw chain (2) and a chain drive sprocket (3) for driving the saw chain (2), wherein the saw chain (2) proceeds from a chain drive sprocket (3) along an elongated contour (4), running first through a section (5) exiting the chain drive sprocket (3), followed by a deflecting section (6), and then a section (7) entering in the direction of the chain drive sprocket (3), wherein the exiting section (5) of the saw chain (2) is arranged on one side of the chainsaw (1), and wherein the entering section (7) of the saw chain (2) is arranged on the opposite side of the chainsaw (1), wherein a chainsaw swivel device (19) is provided, which is set up to swivel the entering section (7) of the saw chain (2) into a selectable cutting direction, wherein the chainsaw (1) is secured to a moving device (8) via the chainsaw swivel device (19), and wherein the moving device (8) is set up to move the chainsaw (1) through a saw area (9) along varying, selectable cutting directions,

• characterized in that
• the moving device (8) has a first operating mode, in which the chainsaw (1) is moved or movable from a first position through the saw area (9) and through the cutting material (18) into a second position,
• and that the moving device (8) has a second operating mode, in which the chainsaw (1) is moved or movable from the second position back through the saw area (9) and through the cutting material (18) into the first position.

A method for operating the saw assembly, wherein the saw assembly comprises a chainsaw (1) with a circulating saw chain (2) and a chain drive sprocket (3) for driving the saw chain (2), wherein the saw chain (2) proceeds from the chain drive sprocket (3) along an elongated contour (4), running first through a section (5) exiting the chain drive sprocket (3), followed by a deflecting section (6), and then a section (7) entering in the direction of the chain drive sprocket (3), wherein the exiting section (5) of the saw chain (2) is arranged on one side of the chainsaw (1), and wherein the entering section (7) of the saw chain (2) is arranged on the opposite side of the chainsaw (1), wherein a chainsaw swivel device (19) is provided, which is set up to swivel the entering section (7) of the saw chain (2) into a selectable cutting direction, wherein a first cutting direction (10) is selected, wherein the chainsaw (1) is aligned in the first cutting direction (10) by actuating the chainsaw swivel device (19), and wherein the cutting material (18) is cut along the first cutting direction (10),

• characterized in that the cutting material (18) is further conveyed along a feed direction (17), that a second cutting direction (11) is selected, that the chainsaw (1) is aligned in the second cutting direction (11) by actuating the chainsaw swivel device (19) by turning it around a rotational axis (27), and that the cutting material (18) is cut along the second cutting direction (11).